All about you
All About You examines identity, self-perception, and societal constructs through text-based visual art. In an age where publicly sharing opinions on social media often requires alignment with specific viewpoints, expressing individual thoughts can lead to backlash, bullying, or humiliation. Capital growth-driven state machineries worldwide appear to construct and foster public opinions that serve political, power-driven objectives. This series explores these complexities with a humoristic approach to language, navigating themes from spiritual healing and affirmations to the practicalities of submitting artwork to an open call.
The texts, ranging from personal declarations to critiques of societal structures, explore ambition (My Infinity List), self-reflection (Take Back Control), and societal critique (Colonial Business as Usual). Statements such as “I am a successful artist,” “Artists are prophets,” and “Stop feeding the rich” oscillate between sincerity and satire, prompting viewers to question their assumptions and roles within broader systems.
The series incorporates diverse materials, including newsprint, sugar paper, fabric, oil on canvas, masking tape, and acrylic paint, embracing a variety of surfaces and textures. The ephemeral nature of some materials contrasts with the longevity of ideas, reflecting the transient yet enduring nature of contemporary discourse. While elements like printing paper and masking tape emphasise the impermanence of material, oil on canvas adds a layer of weight and tradition to the work.
Self-portraits are a crucial aspect of the series, bringing a personal and human element to the narrative. By engaging directly with the work through posed images, I highlight the vulnerability and intimacy involved in expressing oneself within the complexities of contemporary society.
The work carries undertones of activism, popular trends, and the rapid consumption and accumulation of information. However, I avoid aligning it with specific ideologies or political movements. To do so would risk reducing the work to a tool of ideology, stripping it of its essence as art. All About You instead offers a space for reflection, dialogue, and critique, resisting fixed interpretations while engaging with the nuances of the human mind and the multiple realities shaped by differing belief systems.
Affirmation
I am a famous artist
My infinitiy list:
All the museums and galleries that are going to show my work.
Victoria Miro
Lehman Maupin Perrotin
Lisson Gallery
Royal Academy of Arts
Whitechapel Gallery
Museum Tinguely
Leopold Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington
Galerie Johnen & Schöttle
Galleria Paolo Vitolo
Garth Greenan Gallery
The Approach Gallery
Nicolas Krupp Galerie
Thaddaeus Ropac
David Zwirner
Pace Gallery
Tate Modern
Newport Street Gallery
Fondation Beyeler
Château La Coste
KW Institute for Contemporary Art
The Pier Arts Centre
Kunsthaus Pasquart
Gladstone Gallery
C24 Gallery
Chisenhale Gallery
White Cube
The Louvre
MOMA
Barbican
Serpentine Gallery
Houghton Hall
Dallas Museum
Anton Kern Gallery
Mumok
König Galerie
CLEARING
Half Gallery
New Art Projects
Stampa Galerie
Von Bartha
Hauser & Wirth
Gagosian
Uffizi Gallery
Institute of Chicago
Hayward Gallery
South London Gallery
Musée D'Orsay
Turner Contemporary
Galerie Capitain Petzel
Astrup Fearnley Museum of Modern Art
Marianne Boesky Gallery
Michael Werner
Rechsteiner Museum
Galerie Gisèle Linder
Tom is famous
Open Gallery Call
Let's be famous
There is so much more
Status Quo
Artists = Bananas
Bananas = Artists
Exchange painting for likes
Take back control
I shouldn't have gone to Frieze
Artists are political
Follow me
Everything is about you
Say yes
Clearance Sale
All members of the UK Government must go now. Buy one, get one free.
No free money
Emphemeral Construct
Attempt of dialogue
Unauthorised artists / The Margate Nepotisitc Art Society
Rishi swallows condoms
Let's cross the line
Ghost
Value
Once you're in, you're in
How much do you want for your self?
I am not racist, but...
You look so much better without makeup
Fake Cake
Heal or steal
Artists are Prophets
The Government is always right
The Truth for Sale
We come. We pay. You leave.
Colonial Housing Plans in Margate
Colonial Business (as usual)
sycophant alert
sycophant ladder
sycophant spiral
The Birthplace of all Art
So, which is your favourite genocide?
So, which is your favourite right-wing politician?
A deep state of mind
A deep state of mind
So, which racist prepostition are you most comfortable with?
Make meaningful work
Post meaningful content
The White Man's Idea of Peace
Find Poetry in the Mundane, vomit horoscopes on Tuesdays
Stop feeding the rich.
Ambani wedding guest list
Cristiano Ronaldo Instagram portrait
635M 15 August 2024
Benjamin Netanyahu: 1.3M
Kamala Harris: 17.6M
avg: 9.45M
IG 19 August 2024
Mike Tyson: 30.6M
Jake Paul: 26.7M
avg: 28.65M
IG 19 August 2024
So, who do you fear more: Refugees or Nazis?
Racism is not about skin colour. Anyone can be a racist.
Hey, check me out!
Warning, you think you are thinking
Men who dislike feminists
The Economy of Hunger
My Hunger is Your Profit
My Hunger your Profit
You cannot afford my work.
Original had an image map splitting the diptych. For mobile friendliness, I’m linking the whole preview. If you want: I can add two separate buttons under this image linking to the left and right full-res files.
Men like Donald Trump, Joe Rogan and the Tate Brothers
Feminism isn't an ideolgy, but a solution
I love your heart, not your stupidity
Thank you for sharing with us what it's like to be rich.
I am celebrating myself
